Color photo of Groote Beer, Holland America Line, at a Hoboken pier, June 29, 1958.
Entry/Object ID
2010.077.0002
Description
Color photo of the Groote Beer, Holland America Line, at a Hoboken pier, June 29, 1958.
Digital image only. Original print, copy print, 4" x 6" made in June 1993. Photograph by Dave Pearson. Reverse has inked caption and credit plus inkstamp: From the collecton of Richard L. Weiss.
View is east. See notes for more about this passenger ship.
Acquisition
Accession
2010.077
Source or Donor
Miller, William H.
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of William H. Miller.
Made/Created
Artist
Pearson, David
Date made
1958 - 1958
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1958-1958
General Notes
Note
Notes: Text below as found 2010 at this URL:
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsG.html
GROOTE BEER / COSTA RICA VICTORY / MARIANNA IV 1944
The GROOTE BEER was a 9,140 gross ton ship, length overall 455.3ft x beam 62.1ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 828-single class passsengers. Built by Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif., she was launched on 17th Jun.1944 as the COSTA RICA VICTORY. In 1947 she was purchased by the Dutch government, came under the management of the Holland America Line and was renamed GROOTE BEER (GREAT BEAR) in 1952. On 18th Jun.1952 she started her first Rotterdam - Halifax - New York sailing and in Aug.1952 made her first Rotterdam - Quebec voyage. Her last Rotterdam - New York voyage took place in Aug.1965 and she made a total of 105 round voyages. Sold to Greek owners in 1965, she was chartered in 1966 to the Atlantic Educational Program for four round voyages between Rotterdam and New York, Holland America Line again acting as agents. Renamed MARIANNA IV in 1969, she was laid up at Piraeus and in 1971 was scrapped at Eleusis, Greece. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.4,p.1688][The Atlantic Liners by Frederick Emmons]
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2010-12-07
